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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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